Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

The negotiations with Cherokee had progressed to this point, achieving great strides. Moving from introduction to joint research and development is a huge step forward, all thanks to President Qin.

Wu Liang was very impressed.

President Qin is amazing! As soon as he arrived, he resolved their conflicts and ushered in a new era!

Seeing that it was almost noon, Wu Liang said, "President Qin, it's almost lunchtime. Let's go to our guesthouse for a meal."

Going to the cafeteria would mean eating communal food. Going to the guesthouse would definitely mean a private kitchen. Although President Qin might not care about the meal itself, the gesture was necessary.

"Alright, let's go together."

Although everyone was at each other's throats during the negotiations, they were very friendly during the meal.

"President Qin, our braised pork balls in brown sauce are very delicious. Would you like to try them?"

"President Qin, the shredded pork with garlic sauce is also good."

"Factory Director Wu, don't entertain me. Entertain the foreign guests. They are the main focus. I'm just an accompaniment," Qin Yang said to Wu Liang.

Only then did Wu Liang react and quickly attended to the others.

Dr. Wright was sitting on the other side of Qin Yang. Over the past few days, he had also grown to love Eastern cuisine. Without Qin Yang's prompting, he picked up his knife and fork and attacked the Eastern dishes. He really couldn't use chopsticks; knife and fork were more convenient.

At this moment, he put a 'Four Joy Meatball' on his plate, held a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, cut off a piece, put it in his mouth, and then gave a thumbs up: "Not bad, not bad, this taste is very good!"

Looking at the way he ate, Qin Yang had to suppress his laughter.

"President Qin, do you think we can further deepen our cooperation with our American friends?" Wu Liang continued, thinking of something.

"Of course, you need to digest and absorb Cherokee's technology, and you can also use these technologies to improve the 212," Qin Yang said. "Of course, the most important thing is to absorb their quality management experience and strengthen quality."

This was just a casual remark. Qin Yang had no way of monitoring whether the other party would do it or not. He was just saying what he thought.

People in later generations said that the 212 was a good car, but unfortunately, the quality control was too poor. If a new car didn't lose parts within a hundred kilometers, it wasn't a genuine 212. I don't know what these leaders would think when they heard this.

Sure enough, Wu Liang didn't pay attention to the second half of the sentence, only the first half: "President Qin, how do you think we should absorb the technology to improve it?"

"What's there to say? All kinds of technologies can be transplanted. For example, the brakes and the steering wheel can all be transplanted."

The 212's technology was too old. It only had a three-speed manual transmission, and this transmission didn't even have a synchronizer. You had to use two-foot throttle when shifting gears. People who didn't know how to drive would definitely grind the gears. The steering wheel didn't have power steering, and the brakes were soft and couldn't stop at all. All of these could be upgraded using Cherokee's technology.

Qin Yang didn't need to worry about this. The Capital Automotive Factory was doing just that. In the end, they came up with the 2020, which continued to linger in the market. After all, this car was cheap, so many people still bought it.

Compared with other high-end cars, the 212 had always been taking the cost-effective route. The early original 212 cost only ten to twenty thousand yuan, and the later 2020 was also tens of thousands of yuan per car. This kind of car was bought by off-road enthusiasts to play with, and they could use it as hard as they wanted. Anyway, they wouldn't feel bad if it broke. This was the benefit of being cheap.

Now, Qin Yang didn't need to offer any suggestions on how to改造 the car. The Capital Automotive Factory itself had the confidence.

"President Qin, do you think we can ask the Americans to design a shell for us?" Wu Liang asked.

Qin Yang was a little speechless. What needed to be upgraded was the substance, not the shell. You guys were good; you actually asked to upgrade the shell first. What was the point of changing the shell to be the same as the Cherokee if the inside didn't change?

It was still necessary to change the internal parts. It was better to improve the internal parts first.

However, speaking of the shell, Qin Yang did remember that the Americans had indeed helped design it. The appearance of the 212 had changed greatly. Looking at the front, it had absorbed a lot of the Wrangler's design ideas. The square headlights and thin mesh grille looked grand and full. The side had wide rearview mirrors and thick wheel arches, which looked full of modernity. Especially the two-door soft-top layout, it seemed like it was a close relative of Suzuki's Jimny.

Qin Yang was idle anyway, so he simply took action. The pencil rustled in his hand. While eating, he drew the design drawings.

Marion was also very curious. He didn't know what Qin Yang was going to do. When Qin Yang drew the first design drawing, he immediately widened his eyes.

"President Qin, you are a genius. This front face looks very good!"

There were many automotive engineers, but generally, those who worked on machinery and those who worked on the appearance were different people. After all, those who worked on machinery needed a foundation in science, and those who worked on appearance needed artistic talent.

President Qin not only understood machinery but also could do exterior design. This was too awesome!

The first step in designing a car was to design the appearance, which came from the designers' unconstrained ideas. Perhaps with just a few strokes, they could draw a beautiful car design drawing.

Of course, some companies could save trouble, such as BMW, with its eternally unchanged double-kidney grille, the difference being just whether the nostrils were bigger or smaller. For example, Volkswagen, as long as one was created, the rest could be done with套娃.

But the others required skill.

And President Qin's design was so beautiful that he wanted to use it.

"So so," Qin Yang said with a smile, and then continued to draw the second side view.

"Two-door, soft-top, the side lines are very smooth, not bad!" Marion liked it at first glance. "President Qin, our Wrangler wants to use this design drawing!"

"Okay, if you want it, I'll give it to you. I'll waive the design fee. I don't care about a few million dollars in design fees."

Design fee, a few million?

Marion was a little embarrassed. Should he accept it or not? He couldn't refuse since the other party said they didn't want it. Otherwise, how would they trade in the future?

Just as Marion was embarrassed, Dr. Wright said, "President Qin, then we'll give you one million as a design fee. Don't think it's too little. Just consider it a token of our appreciation."

Qin Yang nodded: "Okay, then one million it is."

Wu Liang didn't dare to speak. President Qin was awesome. He sold a few drawings for one million. Excellent people were excellent no matter what they did. They should still not spend the money. Buying a design drawing for one million would be criticized.

Qin Yang turned to look at Wu Liang: "Factory Director Wu, I'm sorry, this drawing has been sold to foreigners. Next, I'll draw another one for you."

"No need, no need," Wu Liang quickly shook his head. If he drew it, he would have to pay. He couldn't let President Qin draw it for nothing, but he was reluctant to pay. Forget it, he still had to be more careful when making requests in front of President Qin in the future.